conciselyverbose

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[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Fuck me. I want this one too.

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They won't do that. They can't. They won't get any customer acquisitions like that.

The whole cancellation fee model is based on lying about pricing to trick people into exploitive pricing then robbing them when they realize the price they advertised was a lie. But the starting costs are low because they have to be for people to sign up.

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I want to sympathize with the idea of "we need to get paid for the service" because the reality is that video hosting isn't cheap.

But they somehow manage to be a way worse ad experience than the other platforms while also giving fuckall to the creators. So fuck 'em.

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I really wish I could get an iPhone keyboard case like this, and loved sliding keyboards on phones, but I have a really hard time seeing this as actually working well in practice.

The extra width of the controllers really changes the access to the keyboard while holding it, and you really can't come from the bottom either, especially with the weight it's going to have to have for cooling.

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I reluctantly pulled the trigger on PS+ with the Black Friday discount because I have to have it to play Madden, and downloaded Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart because it's included. It does a beautiful job leveraging the PS5's features, and it's really fun. I also love the art style. Too many games go too hard at "realism" instead of just making a beautiful game.

Also, because I got it as a PS+ game years ago and just regained access without buying it, started playing COUNTER SPY again. I don't think it ever got the attention it deserved. It's a fun 2D stealth platformer smoothly combined with a cover shooter mechanic where you can aim and shoot in 3D from fixed cover points. Dying raises the threat level, and if you raise it past DEFCON 1, you get a countdown timer to complete the level or fail your mission. There are a couple mechanics to lower the threat level, and you can choose to gain your intel from US or russia themed enemies who are otherwise the same. Levels are procedural, and there's meta progression by unlocking guns. It doesn't really get to rogue lite because there aren't random powerups, weapons, skills, etc, but it feels similar otherwise. I would have loved a sequel expanding on the premise, but it's still worth a run every now and then.

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago

Imagine anyone having a need for a video stream in the modern era.

Or any other canvas with complexity .

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

A different game isn't a substitute for the refund customers should be entitled to.

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

PC would just not offer the discounted last gen version.

And also can't do either the seamless loading (or the controller features unless it's hard wired) that are the defining features.

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

You shoot people in the head while planes fly by

You can also shoot Hitler in the dick.

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

If you have a disc, can you still get the upgrade (does it get treated like other DLC)?

I haven't been following the PS5 closely until I recently got it.

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

The tech difference between the PS4 and PS5 is massive.

It genuinely can be a complete overhaul, more than just graphically. Also worth noting is that the $10 cost is just the difference in pricing from last gen, and doing split gen like that has let them keep the PS4 versions the same pricing without making them rebuy games when they get a new console. They just make up the difference.

I don't and won't buy a lot of full priced games because I can wait, but their approach really isn't that bad.

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 54 points 2 years ago

Sure, but the points don't buy anything real, so might as well use them if you like one.

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